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Ravina Kullar, PharmD, MPH, FIDSA Joins HealthTrackRx

Ravina Kullar, PharmD, MPH, FIDSA Joins HealthTrackRx Share Article DENTON, Texas (PRWEB) January 21, 2021 HealthTrackRx announced today that Ravina Kullar, PharmD, MPH, FIDSA has joined the company in the newly created position of Director of Clinical and Medical Affairs, effective December 28, 2020. Dr. Kullar is a global leader in infectious diseases and a pioneer in finding solutions to antibiotic resistance. Her passion for actionable solutions led her to publish over 50 peer-reviewed research papers, and she has provided critical insight worldwide through numerous media outlets. Dr. Kullar has also been a 3-time invited TED speaker, helping equip the global community in mobilization efforts against the threat of infectious diseases. Dr. Kullar will be bringing her experience in both infectious disease and antibiotic resistance to HealthTrackRx in this new role.

DNA testing speeds pneumonia diagnoses in COVID-19 patients

Developed at Addenbrooke s Hospital in Cambridge, U.K., with Public Health England, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test screens for 52 different pathogens that may cause respiratory illness in intensive care patients. Pneumonia in particular is a risk for patients who need mechanical ventilation, such as those with severe COVID-19. In the Critical Care study, which was conducted at Addenbrooke s, researchers found that ventilated COVID-19 patients were twice as likely to have pneumonia than ventilated patients who did not have coronavirus, a statistically significant result. In contrast to the time-consuming process of taking cultures and growing bacteria in a lab, the DNA test turnaround time is about four hours, allowing for a faster diagnosis and administration of antibiotics where needed, noted co-author Dr. Andrew Conway Morris, an intensive care specialist at the University of Cambridge. In addition to testing for pathogens, the test can show if there is antibiotic r

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